Acupuncture can help morning sickness and nausea

Why morning sickness may be a good thing

In the recent article in foxnews, as many as 80 percent of pregnant women experience nausea, vomiting, or both,  Hinkle and colleagues, scientists at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda note in JAMA Internal Medicine. In general, women younger than 25 were more likely to experience nausea and vomiting than the older participants in the study.

Nausea and vomiting were associated with a 50 percent to 75 percent lower risk of pregnancy loss, the study found.

"Our findings should be reassuring to women experiencing these symptoms, as the risk for a pregnancy loss is greatly reduced in women with these symptoms," Hinkle said by email.

Women need to keep in mind that these symptoms don't protect against miscarriage, and that severe morning sickness can require treatment to minimize the risk of complications during pregnancy, Nippita, a reproductive health researcher at Harvard Medical School in Boston,  said.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/09/26/why-morning-sickness-may-be-good-thing.html

Treatment of morning sickness and nausea is quite tricky as the rule of treatment goal reflects patient's concern of pregnancy- minimal interference. Therefore, many patients come for alternative medicine if the morning sickness becomes too much. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be used to alleviate the situation as most of morning sickness will stop itself in week 12.